Steamer



pri 29 l. B. PEGUES STEAMER Filed Jan. 3. 1923 Patented Apr. 29, 1924. A

UNITED STATES; P TENT oFElcE.

'ma BELL racers, or nos ANGELES, camronma srEAnEn.

appuauon mea January s, leas. serial mi. 310,461.

To all 'whom z't may concern.

Be it known that I, IDA BELL. PEGUEs, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Steamers, of which the following is a full, clear, and accurate disclosure thereof.

This invention has to do with a steamer, and it is an object of the invention to provide a simple etlective device for steaming cloth, and thev like.

Certain cloths, and like materials, and, partlcularly, velvets, are steamed for varlous reasons; for instance, to take creases out of them, to loosen the nap when it has beenl crushed, to soften them so that they can be stretched or formed in various manners, etc. Heretofore it has been customary, particularly in millinery shops, and like establishments, to steam cloth over the spout of an ordinary kettle, or the like. This practice 1s, of course, inconvenient, `and is not satisfactory, particularly for certain kinds of work.

It is an object of this invention to provide a steamer for cloth, or the like, which is effective, and particularly convenient to use.

Another object Aof this invention is to provide a steamer of the character s eciied,

which is simple in construction an which can be easily and quickly changed to handle different kinds of work.

The various objects and features of my invention will be best and more fully understood from the following detailed descri tion of a typical preferred form and embo ment of my invention, throughout which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which: Fi 1 is a view showing the steamer provide by my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the head -o the steamer shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a v1ew showing another form of head that` may be used on the steamer;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of they head shown in Fig. 3, lbeing a view taken as indicated by line 4-4 on Fig. 3;

Fig. ,5 is a view showing another form of head that ma be used on the steamer; and Fig. 6 is a etail transverse sectional view of the head, shown in Fig. 5, being a view taken as indicated by the line 6-6 on Fig. 5. The device plrovided by this invention includes, genera y, a container or steam gem erator 10; a steam spout 11, and a head 13, removably mounted on the spout 11.

In the particular'form of the invention illustrated in the drawings, the generator 10 1s of simple design and construction and comprises a to 14, a bottom 15, and a side part 16, whc joins the top and bottom. Thetop 14 is preferably conically shaped, and 1s provided with a. filling spout 17. The fil spout 17 is closed by a suitable remova le cap 18. v

The steam spout 11 is preferably a stralght pipe extending upwardly from the top 14 of the generator, and preferably from the center of the top 14. I provide a suitable valve 19 in the steam spout so that the fiow of steam from the generator and through the spout can be suitably controlled.

The head 13 is, in accordance with the present invention, removably mounted on the upper end ofthe steam spout 11, so that it can be arranged on and removed from Vthe face 21 is provided with a plurality 'of lcomparatively fine openings through which the steam which enters the head from the steam spout 11, issues to steam the material arranged on or moved in contact with the head. In the formation of a hat crown, and in the formation of other similar objects, it is desirable to steam certainparts of the material more than others, so that the material will properly take the desired shape. For instance, when forming a. crown of a piece of cloth it is desirable to steam the blas portions of the cloth more than the other portions, so, therefore, in accordance with my invention, I provide openings 22 in the head 21 so that more steam lssues from the head at certain arts than at others. In the head illustrate in the drawings,I provide the openit will be obvious, that the desired variation in the distribution of steam throughout various partsof the face may be controlled by v varying the sizes of the openings, the number of openings, or both.

In accordance with my invention I pro vide the device with several heads 13, vari ously shaped soV that they may be used in steaming orY shaping pieces of material of diiferent shapes. In Figs. 3 and 4, I illustrate a head 13a having a face part 2la shaped and curved so that it can be advantageously used in steaming or shaping a piece of material to form a brim of a hat, or the like. It will be obvious, of course, that heads 13, such as is'illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, may be provided with faces of various radii and of various configurations for the purpose of forming or steaming hat brims of various sizes and shapes.

In Figs. 5 and 6, of the drawings I illustrate a head 13b having a face 2lb designed and shaped so that it is particularly adapted to have material drawn over it to' be steamed.

In the operation of the device provided by my invention, the generator is heated in any suitable manner so that Water contained in it is generated into steam, the

valve 19 is adjusted so that the desired amount of steam iows out through the steam spoutA 11, and the desired head 13 is arran d on the upper end of the steam spout. e steamv which flows into the head 13 through the steam spout 1l issues rom the head through the openings 22. It will be obvious how material may be held orvarranged on or passed over the headin a manner to steam or block it, as desired. It Vwill be obvious, of course, that the device may be used without a head if it is desired to use the device in the same manner that an ordinary kettle is used.-

From the foregoing description of a typical preferred form of my invention rit will be obvious that the various parts may be made of various Vdilierent materials, and that their design and proportions may be varied to suit requirements. For instance,

the limportioning and shaping ofthe vari-` those skilled in the art or fall Within the' swipe of the following claims.

aving described a preferred form of my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character described including, a steam generator, a spout connected with the generator, vand a head mounted on the spout, the head including a face having openings in it to allow steam to escape, the openings varying at different parts of the face so that steam escapes from one part of the` face faster than from axiother.

2. A device of the character described including, a steam generator having a conical shaped top and a filling spout in connection with the top, a steam spout extending upwardly from the center vot the top, a valve in the steam spout, and a head adapted to be removably mounted on the upper end of the steam spout, the head including a socket adapted to receive the end of the steam spout and a face having openings in it to allow steam to escape from the head, the openings varying at different parts of the face so that steam escapes from oni? part of the face faster than from anot e 3. In a steaming device, a forming part having openings in Vit to allow steam to pass through it, the, openings varying at dii'erent parts of the face-so that steam escapes from one part of the forming part faster than from another.

In Witness that I claim theV foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 26th K day of December, 71922,

' IDA BELL PEGUES.

' Witnesses:

W. U. MAXWELL, IDA L. Wns'rLAnn. 

